Pirates at Cubs: September 12, 2026

The Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 at Wrigley Field on September 12, 2026 (2026 regular season).

Final · Played September 12, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM ET · StatsNext box-score records

Most hits: Brandon Lowe and Bryan Reynolds and Jacob Gonzalez (Pirates, 1 each); Pedro Ramirez (Cubs, 2). Most strikeouts: Paul Skenes (Pirates, 4); Clay Holmes (Cubs, 6).

Line score

Team123456789Final
Pittsburgh Pirates0000030003
Chicago Cubs1010000204

Team comparison

Team statsPITCHC
Hits65
Errors01

What stood out

  • Hits: Pirates 6, Cubs 5.
  • Errors: Pirates 0, Cubs 1.
  • The Cubs' biggest edge came in the 8th inning (2-0).

Player lines

  • Brandon Lowe (PIT 2B): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Bryan Reynolds (PIT LF): 5 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Gregory Soto (PIT RP): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 0 HR, 31 PIT
  • Henry Davis (PIT C): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jacob Gonzalez (PIT SS): 2 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Jake Mangum (PIT CF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jared Triolo (PIT SS): 1 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Konnor Griffin (PIT SS): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Oneil Cruz (PIT CF): 5 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Paul Skenes (PIT SP): 7.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 2 HR, 82 PIT
  • Rafael Flores Jr. (PIT C): 1 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Ryan O'Hearn (PIT RF): 4 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Spencer Horwitz (PIT 1B): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Alex Bregman (CHC 3B): 2 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Carson Kelly (CHC C): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Clay Holmes (CHC SP): 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 6 K, 1 HR, 100 PIT
  • Ian Happ (CHC LF): 2 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Jacob Webb (CHC RP): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 18 PIT
  • Matt Shaw (CHC RF): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Michael Busch (CHC 1B): 3 AB, 1 H, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 4 TB
  • Michael Conforto (CHC DH): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Nico Hoerner (CHC 2B): 3 AB, 1 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 1 TB
  • Pedro Ramirez (CHC 2B): 3 AB, 2 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 6 TB
  • Pete Crow-Armstrong (CHC CF): 4 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 2 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Ryan Rolison (CHC RP): 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 0 HR, 21 PIT
  • Ryan Zeferjahn (CHC RP): 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 0 HR, 6 PIT
  • Seiya Suzuki (CHC RF): 0 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB
  • Tyrone Taylor (CHC LF): 3 AB, 0 H, 0 R, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 SO, 0 SB, 0 TB

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Head-to-head

Full Cubs vs Pirates head-to-head (26 meetings).

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